SSE's Wand Is Coming Down... Confirmed!

eatmon74 · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:23 am Post subject:

I have Pix of this glorious Event I will post them tonight
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Figmentathm · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:27 am Post subject:

Great WDWMagic had been posting daily pics, but they have stopped.
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daguru · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:05 am Post subject:

Frank, that's because there hasn't been any new to report... they haven't been working on removing anything the last few days...

Calm down, don't worry, it will all come down eventually.... Wink

swimasb · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:21 am Post subject:

I only see one problem. The clueless tourists (that think Rizzo's mickey) won't know where they are! Oh well, their loss. I'll be happy to see it down, even though I'm too young to really remember SSE without it.
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theEpiphany · Gate Agent Joined: Posts: 854

I long for the EPCOT of the past. Smile

Characters only as walkarounds...no attraction interactions Smile

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eatmon74 · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject:

Sorry for the delay here is the pictures I took on 7/21/07

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Figmentathm · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:33 am Post subject:

Thanks. Those are good. Looking at the whole structure that close and at that angle really shows what a huge structure that is.
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daguru · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:47 am Post subject:

Frank, you'll be happy to hear this.... the demolition is actually ahead of pace...

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2007/07/epcot-wand-remo.html
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Figmentathm · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:35 am Post subject:

But the article said that the toughest part was yet to come. At least the whole thing didn't get knocked down like the signs on I-4. That looked like a mess.
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WDWFan · Pilot Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 10863

I'm wondering... is the wand coming down because the imagineers want it to come down or because Seimens, the new host of spaceship earth wants it to come down... Anyone hear anything?

me27821 · Airport Engineer Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 84

Yes WDWFAN I heard all about it. Neither reason is correct. It's actually coming down because it is needed elsewhere. What that means? I don't know. I'll have more on this another time, but for now I gotta go to work.

cmwade77 · Airplane Mechanic Joined: Jun 29, 2006 Posts: 68

I personally liked the wand and Epcot on there, of course I have never seen it the other way, but it just seams like ti would be too plain. I think all of the visions of "the future" seem to be too colorless or when they do have colors are dark colors, why not bright colors such as what the wand had?

Figmentathm · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:35 am Post subject:

New pics from WDWMagic. The big curved part of the structure is gone. Cut down with a torch.....Oh! the humanity!!!!!!

http://www.wdwmagic.com/spaceshipearth_project_tomorrow.htm
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daguru · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

Surplus Kingdom is already selling parts of the wand: http://cgi.ebay.com/DISNEY-EPCOT-ACTUAL-SPACESHIP-EARTH-WAND-REFLECTOR-PART_W0QQitemZ120146487850QQihZ002QQcategoryZ1380QQcmdZViewItem